Friday, December 27, 2013

"And It Only Took Three Months"

Think of a well-known filmmaker, first and last names,
add "S-U-N" before this person's first name and last name. In each case,
you'll form a common English word. Who is the filmmaker?

Here's the joke for this this blog's title. Ross has figured out how to watch TV through Amazon Prime. He started to download Ken Burns'--oh, right, that's the answer: SUNKEN SUNBURNS--documentary series on the national parks. The night before the puzzle, Ross finished the last episode and said, "I've watched my first Ken Burns' documentary."

Our tie-break rule: In the event
that a single round number is announced with a qualifier such as
"about" or "around" (e.g., "We received around 1,200 entries."), AND two
separate people picked the ranges of numbers just before and just after
that round number, the prize will be
awarded to whichever
entrant had not already won
a prize, or in the event that
both entrants had won a
prize already or neither had,
then to the earlier of the
two entries on the
famous judicial principle of
"First Come First Serve,"
(or in technical legal jargon,
"You Snooze, You Lose"). As of July 2012, this rule is officially no longer obsolete (and also I still just like having fine print).